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Holden leaving Australia – now the accusations are flying around
The closure of General Motors Holden in Australia has, not surprisingly lead to inuendo and dsiputes. David Brown gives us the latest. [Read More]
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Some have romantic memories of old Holdens: Terry Thompson is ever the realist but loves them all the same
Terry Thompson is a director of the ARDC, and has a long history in many things to do with cars and motoring, including the New South Wales Road Safety Advisory Council and a whole pile of motoring clubs, including the 48 and FJ. Holden Owners Club. [Read More]
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General Motors Pariah or Saviour – They did the holden name well
General Motors is now seen as a pariah because of retiring the Holden brand in Australia. But David Brown reports that while GM has made some huge mistakes, there were times when they were good for Holden. [Read More]
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Did Holden build the wrong type of cars
One of the criticisms of Holden was that it kept building big, rear wheel drive cars to tackle the Australian conditions. David Brown, notes that hindsight is easy. [Read More]
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Button Plan – The start of the Demise of the Australian Automotive Industry
The demise of the Australian car industry is often blamed on the Button Plan of 1985. David Brown gives us some perspective of what it was and what it tried to do. [Read More]
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Holden From Craft to economies of scale
The name Holden spanned the car manufacturing period that went from small innovative craft companies to huge manufactures seeking economies of scale. As David Brown reports. [Read More]
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A quiet thoughtful engineer with an adventurous past racing a 1964 Holden
Alan Finlay is a great friend of the program and is a respected traffic engineer and transport planner. His family has had twelve Holdens over the years with a predominance in the early part, I believe. [Read More]
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Was the first Holden that good
The first Holden was said to be Australian made for Australian conditions. David Brown ponders on how good was it for the times and was it different from the opposition. [Read More]
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At the time of their demise, stories from Holden’s past: Alan Finlay
Holdens demise has prompted us to reminisce with a regular listener about his families history with Holden over the years. 12 Holdens in total starting with the iconic FJ Holden through. Yes Holden was part of the Australian family fabric. [Read More]
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Former Holden workers still struggling to find full-time work two years on from factory closure
Former manufacturing workers have struggled to find stable full-time employment two years after the closure of the automotive industry in Australia. [Read More]